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The tyranny of story
By Ian Robinson, 16 March 2023
Story was once a tool for understanding the world and for improving it. The hero or heroine always defeated the monsters.
Today, story has become a weapon for undermining the world’s values and for creating and nourishing real monsters who would destroy that world.
The ability to tell and absorb stories has always been an important distinguishing feature of the human species, and one of the traits that distinguishes us from other species. The human ability to tell and absorb stories has materially helped us evolve the complex civilisation that we inhabit today.


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